diskette
pronunciation
How to pronounce diskette in British English:
UK [dɪsˈket]
How to pronounce diskette in American English:
US [dɪˈskɛt]
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- Noun:
- a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
Word Origin
- diskette (n.)
- "floppy disk," 1973, from disk with diminutive suffix -ette.
Example
- 1. You must boot from the first emergency recovery diskette .
- 2. Diskette missing or improperly inserted in diskette drive .
- 3. Diskette labels should clearly indicate the call sign used , contest name , entry class , and date of the contest .
- 4. Diskette write-protect feature enabled .
- 5. Erased a file from the diskette .